Jump to content

Louisiana v. United States (1965)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Louisiana v. United States (1965)
Argued January 26, 1965
Decided March 8, 1965
Full case nameLouisiana et al. v. United States
Citations380 U.S. 145 (more)
85 S. Ct. 817; 13 L. Ed. 2d 709
Case history
PriorUnited States v. Louisiana, 225 F. Supp. 353 (E.D. La. 1963); probable jurisdiction noted, 377 U.S. 987 (1964).
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityBlack, joined by Warren, Douglas, Clark, Brennan, Stewart, White, Goldberg
ConcurrenceHarlan

Louisiana v. United States, 380 U.S. 145 (1965), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that dealt with an "interpretation test" permitted by the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 alleged to deprive Louisiana Negroes of voting rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. Section 1971(a) and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

The test gave complete discretion to registrars to deny an applicant the ability to register to vote if he could not "give a reasonable interpretation" of any clause in the Louisiana Constitution or the Constitution of the United States.

See also

[edit]
[edit]